Bad Santa

2003 | Comedy, Crime, Drama, Black Comedy, Christmas Theme

Synopsis

A miserable conman and his partner pose as Santa and his Little Helper to rob department stores on Christmas Eve. But they run into problems when the conman befriends a troubled kid.

Scores

Overall Score
84.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
87.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
86.2%
Review Aggregate
75.0

Critic Consensus

77.6% Fresh • 214 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 78% of 214 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, christmas, dark. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnychristmasdarklightheartedfamily-friendlysatiricalgrittythought-provokingemotionalpolitical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Billy Bob Thornton2003$7,500,000 source$12,786,685reported
Tony Cox2003$852,000$1,453,000(est)
Lauren Graham2003$641,000$1,094,000(est)
Brett Kelly2003$524,000$894,000(est)
Lauren Tom2003$449,000$765,000(est)
John Ritter2003$395,000$673,000(est)
Bernie Mac2003$354,000$604,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score78.0
RT critic review count218
Rotten Tomatoes audience score75.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating7.0
IMDb votes162,411

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2003$60,060,328$102,396,331
International2003$16,428,561$28,008,911
Worldwide2003$76,488,889$130,405,242

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2003$36,601,588$62,401,730
Digital Rentals ?2003$111,000$189,243
Digital Purchases ?2003N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2003$21,920,000$37,371,217
Physical Purchases ?2003$39,990,000$68,178,603
TV & Streaming Revenue2003$15,015,082$25,599,083
Total Revenues2003$113,637,670$193,739,876
Expenses
Budget ?2003$23,000,000$39,212,500
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2003$19,890,000 (est)$33,910,288 (est)
Participations2003$9,091,000$15,499,167
Residuals ?2003$5,298,000$9,032,514
Interest & Overhead2003$4,600,000$7,842,500
Total Expenses2003$61,879,000$105,496,969
Movie Net Profit or Loss2003$51,758,670$88,242,907

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